Qualcomm today introduced its Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 Mobile Platform that promises 10% improvements in CPU and GPU performance and 30% improvements in power efficiency. It also confirmed that several OEMs including ASUS ROG, Black Shark, HONOR, iQOO, Lenovo, Motorola, Nubia, OnePlus, OPPO, OSOM, realme, RedMagic, Redmi, vivo, Xiaomi, and ZTE. Continue reading “Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 to power ROG Phone 6, realme GT 2 Master Explorer Edition and more; OPPO Reno8 Pro first to use Snapdragon 7 Gen 1”
Along with the new Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 and Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1, Qualcomm has also introduced a new Wireless AR Smart Viewer Reference Design that OEMs could adapt into commercial headsets at the Snapdragon Night event in China. The design is powered by the new Snapdragon XR2 Platform and reference design hardware of it was developed by Goertek. Continue reading “Qualcomm Wireless AR Smart Viewer reference design announced”
Qualcomm just announced the Snapdragon 7 Gen 1, the company’s latest mid-range 7 series Mobile Platform, as the successor to the Snapdragon 778 / 778G+, as it had promised. This offers select Snapdragon Elite Gaming features including Qualcomm Adreno Frame Motion Engine, Qualcomm Game Quick Touch, Variable Rate Shading and more than 20% faster graphics rendering compared to the predecessor. Continue reading “Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 4nm Mobile Platform announced: 20% faster GPU, QHD+ display and 200MP camera support”
Qualcomm just announced the Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1, the company’s latest flagship Mobile Platform, as the successor to the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 as it had promised. This has power and performance enhancements compared to the predecessor. Continue reading “Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 announced: 10% faster CPU and GPU, 30% improved power efficiency”
Qualcomm and AMD have signed a partnership to contribute to the optimization of Qualcomm’s FastConnect system on AMD Ryzen processor-based computing platforms. With FastConnect’s platform, the two companies want to give IT administrators Wi-Fi management tools through AMD PRO processors, which are part of the company’s corporate technology portfolio. Earlier, Qualcomm introduced the Wi-Fi 7 Networking Pro Series for enterprises. Continue reading “AMD and Qualcomm to optimize FastConnect for Ryzen processors”
Qualcomm has scheduled its Snapdragon Night event in China on May 20th. It has confirmed that the company will unveil the new Snapdragon Mobile Platform at the event, which should be the most expected Snapdragon 7 Gen 1, months after it introduced the Snapdragon 778G+. Continue reading “Qualcomm Snapdragon Night event on May 20 — Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 and Snapdragon 8 Gen 1+ expected”
With the unveiling of the Qualcomm Robotics RB6 Platform and the Qualcomm RB5 AMR Reference Design at the annual Qualcomm 5G Summit, the company also announced an expanded pathway of cutting-edge 5G as well as edge-AI robotics solutions. The firm already unveiled the Wi-Fi 7 Networking Pro Series earlier this month. Continue reading “Qualcomm unveils Robotics RB6 Platform with 5G”
Qualcomm at the Qualcomm 5G Summit today announced new capabilities and milestones for the Snapdragon X70 5G Modem-RF System after it was announced at the MWC a couple of months back. The company’s fifth-generation 5G modem-to-antenna solution uses world’s first 5G AI processor in a modem-RF system to achieve 10 Gigabit 5G downloads, low latency, coverage, and power efficiency.
Continue reading “Qualcomm Snapdragon X70 gets Smart Transmit 3.0”
Qualcomm India has announced plans for Qualcomm Semiconductor Mentorship Program (‘QSMP’) 2022 for chosen semiconductor startups in India, with the goal of providing and facilitating mentorship, technical training, and industry outreach. As an outreach partner for the programme and to facilitate exposure for the participating companies, the company has teamed with C-DAC (Centre for Development of Advanced Computing), a top Research and Development organization of the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) Continue reading “Qualcomm partners with MeitY’s C-DAC to support Indian semiconductor startups”
Qualcomm purchased Nuvia in July 2021, which is a company that used to specialize CPU and technology design. At the Investor Day 2021 in November, the company said that it will start building its own chips for laptops in 2022. Today, during its earnings call, Qualcomm’s President and CEO Cristiano Amon confirmed that the company is still working on its own chips. Continue reading “Qualcomm’s custom Nuvia processors for Windows PCs now expected in late 2023”
It has been close to a year since we had seen a top-end Snapdragon 7 series SoC. The Snapdragon 778G was introduced back in May last year, and the Snapdragon 778G Plus 5G, a minor upgrade, went official in October. Now the next Snapdragon 7 Series SoC has surfaced, thanks to leaker Digital Chat Station in China. Continue reading “Snapdragon 7 series 4nm SoC with Cortex-A710 and Cortex-A510 CPU cores, Adreno 662 GPU surfaces”
Qualcomm introduced its flagship Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 Mobile platform at its Snapdragon Tech Summit 2021 in December. Today, rumours about the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 Plus have surfaced which reveals that it will be introduced in early May, according to tipster Yogesh Brar. We can expect higher clock speeds and possibility an upgrade in gaming performance. Continue reading “Snapdragon 8 Gen 1+ 4nm SoC said to be introduced in early May”
Trimble and Qualcomm today announced the availability of Trimble RTX GNSS technology for Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 and Snapdragon 888 Mobile Platforms. Continue reading “Qualcomm partners with Trimble to bring meter-level location accuracy for phones powered by Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 and Snapdragon 888”
Qualcomm has announced a partnership with game developer Square Enix, where the two companies will work on new extended reality (XR) experiences through the Snapdragon Spaces XR Developer Platform. Along with this, Qualcomm also announced a $100 million “Snapdragon Metaverse Fund” to help companies and developers build the foundation of Qualcomm’s metaverse.
Continue reading “Qualcomm partners with Square Enix for Snapdragon Spaces”
Qualcomm has announced a new partnership with ESL Gaming to launch a global mobile esports ecosystem called the Snapdragon Pro Series. It will consist of a global, multi-genre mobile esports competition and will culminate in a live masters final tournament with prize pool of nearly $2 million.
Continue reading “Qualcomm partners ESL to launch Snapdragon Pro Series esports ecosystem”
